Arkansas
Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life and community development. Arkansas articles below.
Arkansas: Headquarters Of Home-Grown Giants
Every Fortune 500 company headquartered in Arkansas began as a small, family-owned business.
Cypress Cold Storage Completes Expansion In Arkansas
The temperature-controlled warehouse space provider invested more than $13 million in the expansion, which created 30 jobs in Maumelle, AR.
Loanpal Bringing More Than 100 New Jobs To Northwest Arkansas
The financial technology company will open its new location in Bentonville, AR early next month.
Hytrol Investing More Than $20M In Arkansas Expansion
The material handling systems company will create 250 new jobs as it expands its advanced manufacturing operations in Fort Smith, AR.
Nice-Pak To Create More Than 300 Jobs In Arkansas
The wet wipe maker will increase manufacturing capacity at its Jonesboro, AR facility to meet the unprecedented need for its products due to the the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emerson Building $35M Manufacturing Facility In Arkansas
Emerson's new facility in Ash Flat, AR will manufacture products for the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing industries, and create 245 new jobs in Sharp County.
Koppers To Invest $23M In Arkansas Expansion
The treated wood products company will increase the workforce at its North Little Rock facility over the next two years.
Amazon To Open First Fulfillment Center In Little Rock
The new 825,000-square-foot facility will create 1,000 new, full-time jobs at the Port of Little Rock, where Amazon also plans second delivery station.
Turkey Hill Acquires Arkansas Ice Cream Facility
The ice cream and beverage company has acquired a 100,000-square-foot ice cream and novelty production facility in Searcy, AR.
Industrial Parks: Cities Of Industry
The world’s largest industrial parks cover hundreds of square miles and rest in the center of titanic logistics networks. These mega-sites literally are metropolises of manufacturing.
Arkansas Businesses Show Fortitude In The Face Of Pandemic
Arkansas businesses and organizations are finding ways to continue serving their customers during the COVID-19 crisis, while others are stepping up to help their fellow citizens.
Food Processing: The Good And The Bad Of It
Two current upward trends show us how consumers are responding to both the power of plants and the power of panic with the demand for food.
Structurlam Picks Arkansas For Its First U.S. Plant
The $90 million precision-engineered mass timber production facility will create 130 jobs in Conway, AR.
Express Rx Chooses Arkansas For Headquarters
The pharmaceutical retailer will create 24 new high-paying jobs at its new headquarters in Little Rock, AR.
Life Sciences: A Data-Driven Diagnosis For Success
Digital transformation is driving innovation in the life sciences sector, making transparency a top priority and heralding an era of “relationship-driven partnerships among all of the sector’s stakeholders.
DXC Technology Will Create 1,200 Tech Jobs In Arkansas
The company’s expansion in Conway, AR will establish a global Center of Excellence to serve the Medicaid business.
U.S. Ports: Sizing Up The Logistics Industry
Trade wars may come and go, but U.S. ports are in it for the long haul: expanding their services and dredging harbors to make way for ships carrying gigantic containers.
Lockheed Martin Begins $142M Expansion In Arkansas
The company has broken ground for its Long Range Fires Production Facility, the first of many expansions at the company's site in Camden that will create 326 jobs.
Greenbrier Investing $16M In Arkansas Expansion
The Oregon-based freight railcar and marine barge manufacturer will create at least 35 jobs at its Marmaduke, AR facility.
Arkansas: Job Creation Is Blossoming In The Natural State
April was a banner month for economic development in Arkansas, with a haul of more than $200 million in investment and more than 900 new jobs.
Lockheed Martin To Invest $142M In Arkansas Expansion
The security and aerospace company will create 326 new jobs with the expansion of its center of excellence in Camden, AR.
May / June 2019 Issue (Volume 52, Number 3)
The May / June 2019 Issue looks at locations that are making foreign direct investment an economic development priority. Plus, our editor's picks for tech hubs, and an exclusive interview with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards.
January / February 2019 Issue (Volume 52, Number 1)
The January / February 2019 issue features our annual State of the Year and Deal of the Year awards, our editor's picks for top utilities, and more.
Agri-Business: A $1 Trillion Smorgasbord
U.S. agri-business accounts for nearly six percent of America’s GDP, with $137 billion of that coming directly from U.S. farms.
Arkansas Governor’s Report: Now On The Radar For New Business
The Pro-business climate in Arkansas is yielding a bounty of new jobs. Gov. Asa Hutchinson is busy laying the foundation for robust, sustainable long-term growth.
March / April 2016 Issue (Volume 49, Number 2)
The Global Biotech Industry is the focus of Business Facilities' March/April 2016 issue, along with our annual Economic Development Awards. Plus, a look at the Aerospace Industry.
Arkansas Lands New Glatfelter Manufacturing Facility
Glatfelter will invest approximately $80 million and create up to 83 highly-skilled jobs at its new manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, AR.
